1. Six exercise books containing a handwritten draft of the novel 'Old Blastus of Bandicoot'. 2. Typewritten draft of 'Old Blastus of Bandicoot: a play in three acts'. 3. Photocopies of press cuttings concerning early settlers of the Monaro District. Also includes photographs, Brindabella Visitors' Book, 1887; publications (2 boxes) including mostly works by and about Miles Franklin, some are autograph copies and some contain newsclippings and correspondence."Ten Creeks Run: a tale of the horse and cattle stations of the upper Murrumbidgee" by Brent of Bin Bin, author of 'Up the Country'": Typed ms with typed and ink corrections by Franklin and pencilled annotations by the printer. It was bound for the collector Harry Chaplin in about 1960.